Friday, 21 November 2008

This weeks theme on One Powerful Hour is "recycled". As this is something close to my heart I just had to take part. My contribution is a note book made from this weeks Radio Times mag which usually goes into the recyle bin but this time the pages were torn up and then glued back together, painted then rubbed with metallic rub-ons and inks from Nick Bantock ink pads.

The pages are bound with a piece of rusty wire I picked up somewhere and has been lying around waiting to be used ever since.

Sunday, 16 November 2008

I really like bookmarks! They are a cheap way of remembering a visit to a place or an event and I try to but one whenever I can on holiday, I now have a drawer full and I use a different one for each book I read......sad I know but there you go!

The latest theme on the challenge site One Powerful Hour is bookmarks so I couldn't resist joining in. Here is my entry.

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Don't forget the fantastic natural art that is around us all the time, especially at this time of year. I took these pics while out walking this morning, this is just a few miles from where I live.

Lovely avenue of trees to walk through.

Leaves floating on a pond with thetree they fell from reflected amongst them.

I love this time of year, although it always strikes me as strange how decay can give such beautiful colours! These are my favourite colours, earth tones, especially the burnt oranges and burgundy mixed with browns and a few bits of green.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

I was down in Suffolk over the weekend and while there my friend and I took a lino cutting workshop. It was great fun and so I thought I would share some of the pics with you.

Here are my prints hanging up to dry!

These are my two favourite lino blocks.

And these are different colour versions of the blocks printed. We used proper printers ink to make the prints which I don't have at home so I am going to have to experimnent with various pigment inks and see what results I get!

Friday, 7 November 2008

The December issue of Craft Stamper is out today and I have an article in it using new Stampotique Christmas stamps. I know these stamps aren't everyones idea of Christmas images but I love them, they are certainly a change from the traditional Christmas!!

So, here is a sneak peek of the two cards featured in the mag (publishing rules don't allow showing the complete cards) plus an extra card that wasn't used in the magazine.

Hello and welcome!
I like to travel and I'm incurably curious. I love my garden and I like to make things,
I like altered art and mixed media and have a leaning towards the slightly darker, weirder side of things....as you may notice!